# Dressed to Kill (1946)

> Sherlock Holmes races to decode three humble music boxes before a ruthless conspiracy turns their owners into murder victims.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12312

## Facts

- Runtime: 72 min
- Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Roy William Neill
- Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison, Frederick Worlock, Harry Cording, Carl Harbord, Holmes Herbert, Edmund Breon
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038494/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: suspenseful, ominous, witty, classic mystery night, sherlock holmes marathon

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- [The Scarlet Claw (1944)](https://ember.film/movie/20927)
- [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)](https://ember.film/movie/10506)
- [The Woman in Green (1945)](https://ember.film/movie/21452)
- [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 1 (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/82163)
- [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 2 (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/82164)

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